fix(server): notify parents after delegated background runs#23542

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Problem

A delegated Claude child can start a background Bash command, return an interim result, then wake itself when the command finishes. The later run completes, but its parent receives no notification. Reproduced on current main with an async Claude Opus 5.5 child running sleep 60: the parent received WAITING, while the child's final canary remained unread.

Change

Allow non-monitor notification wakes to create ordinary delegated follow-up tasks after the original result. Use the same eligibility check for follow-up intake and parent-before-child locking, and permit provider notifications without a parent sender. Monitor, scheduled-task, and restart-continuation exclusions remain in place.

This uses the follow-up eligibility approach proposed in #21813, with a focused regression test against current main.

Scope and approval

Fixes #21772 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/21772 Triaged bug via the automated issue flow; accepted report #21772. Changes are limited to server orchestration and its existing test file.

Verification

The regression also asserts the exact final assistant result from the provider-woken run (9ca66bb61c). This test-only follow-up leaves the production code used for the runtime evidence unchanged.

Red test at c9cfae301c: the provider-woken run has no delegatedTaskId; the new assertion fails. Failing output.
vp test run apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/DelegatedCompletionDelivery.test.ts: 27/27 passed, including the regression and existing monitor cases. Neighboring orchestration suites: 168/168 passed.
vp run check:changed: passed format, lint, knip, server GraphQL generation, scoped typechecks, and selected tests. Lint reports one pre-existing unused-variable warning.
Fresh Codex and Claude reviews found no blocking issues. Proof audit independently matched the transcript to persisted events and passed.
Runtime: Linux x64, isolated seeded worktree state, real web dev server/browser at 1280×800, Claude Agent with claude-opus-5-5. Same native background-command sequence before and after; the parent never polls or manually resumes/sends to the child.

Proof	Before — 8d3b061121	After — a64184c7d3
Provider-started child completion	Parent receives only the interim result. Runtime transcript	Child wake owns a distinct follow-up; final canary is automatically delivered and acknowledged by the parent. Runtime transcript

Evidence index. Proof matrix: server-only change, 0 affected render rows, so visual captures do not apply. No client or platform-specific code changed.

Implemented with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Agent; reviewed with GPT-6.1-Sol in Codex and Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Agent; issue lead GPT-6.1-Sol in Codex, through T3 Code.

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Added 2 commits7d ago

fix(server): a delegated child's background command wake reaches the parenta64184c
test(server): reproduces issue 21772, background command wake in a delegated child never reaches the parentc9cfae3

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Verdict: Approved at 9ca66bb

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused server bug fix that lets non-monitor provider wakes create delegated follow-ups and notify the parent, while preserving scheduled-task, restart-continuation, and monitor exclusions. The change is confined to orchestration logic with a targeted regression test and no schema or deployment impact.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	4.9 KiB	5.0 KiB	+23 B (+0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	+23 B (+1.9%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.8 KiB	20.9 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	+7 B (+0.1%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	+7 B (+0.6%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 8d3b061 · PR result: 9ca66bb · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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📝 Walkthrough

The orchestrator now applies shared eligibility checks to delegated-child follow-ups and parent-thread locking. A regression test verifies that recovery of a provider-notification run delivers the child result and requests a subsequent wake for the parent.

Changes: Delegated child follow-up notifications

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Notification eligibility and follow-up handling `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts`	A shared predicate excludes scheduled tasks, restart continuations, and monitor notifications. Follow-up recording and parent-thread locking use this predicate. The child-thread check permits eligible notifications from the parent thread.
Regression test for provider notification follow-up `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/DelegatedCompletionDelivery.test.ts`	The test recovers an initial delegated wake, completes the parent run, and dispatches a provider-originated notification in the child thread. It verifies that recovery marks the delegated task completed with the assistant result and requests a distinct subsequent wake for the parent run.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid

1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant Provider
3	participant ChildThread
4	participant Orchestrator
5	participant ParentRun
6	Provider->>ChildThread: Sends background-command notification
7	ChildThread->>Orchestrator: Dispatches notification message
8	Orchestrator->>Orchestrator: Checks eligibility and records follow-up
9	Orchestrator->>ParentRun: Requests a subsequent wake

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#17412: The issue concerns waking the parent after delegated-child completion; this change adds eligible provider-notification follow-up handling.
pingdotgg/t3code#19983: The issue concerns delegated completion notices after a parent turn boundary; this change updates follow-up eligibility at that boundary.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, yash-singh1

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 9ca66

The delegated child result is recovered and delivered to the parent as intended, with regression coverage for the reported workflow.

Pre-merge checks: ^Passed 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title is concise, conventional, and clearly describes the primary server fix: notifying parent runs after delegated background runs complete.
Linked Issues check	Passed	The PR satisfies the coding requirement in [`#21772`]. `mayStartSubagentFollowup` now admits eligible provider notifications, including background-command wakes, and excludes monitor notifications, sche…
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The PR satisfies the coding requirement in [#21772]. mayStartSubagentFollowup now admits eligible provider notifications, including background-command wakes, and excludes monitor notifications, scheduled tasks, and restart continuations. Follow-up intake and parent-before-child locking use this eligibility check. The regression test verifies that the provider-woken child creates a delegated follow-up and delivers its final result to the parent. Reported focused and neighboring orchestration tests passed.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/DelegatedCompletionDelivery.test.ts: 1
1407-1516: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win
Assert the provider-woken result
The test checks delivery metadata, but not followup.result. A regression that stores the original interim result while preserving the asserted status, delivery state, and request identifiers can pass. Add a distinct assistant result to the provider-woken run and assert that the parent task receives it.
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1 yield* eventSink.write({
2 commandId: reconcileCommandId("background-wake-finished"),
3 events: [
4 + {
5 + id: MessageId.make("message:background-wake-result"),
6 + type: "message.updated",
7 + threadId: child.childThreadId,
8 + runId: run.id,
9 + nodeId: null,
10 + role: "assistant",
11 + text: "Final provider-woken result.",
12 + attachments: [],
13 + streaming: false,
14 + createdBy: "agent",
15 + creationSource: "server",
16 + createdAt: now,
17 + updatedAt: now,
18 + },
19 {
20 id: EventId.make("event:background-wake-finished"),
21 type: "run.updated",
22 @@
23 )!;
24 assert.equal(followup.status, "completed");
25 + assert.equal(followup.result, "Final provider-woken result.");
26 assert.equal(followup.completionDelivery?.state, "claimed");

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Added 1 commit7d ago

test(server): assert a background-wake follow-up delivers its final message9ca66bb

JJulius Marminge7d ago

Addressed the result-coverage finding in 9ca66bb61c: the provider-woken run now gets a distinct assistant response, and the regression asserts that exact follow-up result. Removing the response makes the assertion fail against the placeholder. Scoped check:changed passed, including 38/38 tests; both fresh reviewers approved. Production code is unchanged.

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